Belchertown hearing draws crowd over Quabbin Reservoir water fight

A public hearing in Belchertown drew a large crowd regarding a proposal to withdraw an additional 20 million gallons of water daily from the Quabbin Reservoir.
The Massachusetts Water Resources Commission will decide on the request for another 20 million gallons a day from the Quabbin this fall or winter.
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